jet

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /dʒɛt/

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Noun

Singular jet

Plural jets

An F-16 jet.

Jet jewellery

1. A jet is a stream of gas or liquid forced through a small opening.

   A jet of water burst through the broken pipe.

2. A jet is the opening where a stream of gas or liquid can be forced.

   The gas stove would not work because the jet was blocked.

3. A jet is an aircraft powered by a jet engine.

   The jet landed at the airport.

4. Jet is a hard, black coal, that is used for jewellery.

   She was wearing her mother's jet necklace.

Adjective

Positive jet

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. Jet is a deep, black color.

   She had jet black hair.

Verb

Plain form jet

Third-person singular jets

Past tense jetted

Past participle jetted

Present participle jetting

1. To jet is to travel by a jet powered aircraft.

   We had to jet from Rome to London.

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